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Food Deserts in America
Did you know 2.3 million Americans do not own a car and live over a mile from a supermarket? Check out this infographic and blog on food deserts from Tulane's School of Social Work to learn more....
Afterschool suppers are a game-changer for reducing childhood hunger
Nearly 1.1 million low-income children benefited from federally-supported afterschool suppers in October 2016. For many low-income children, the suppers offered at afterschool programs through the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program help stave off hunger until they eat a school breakfast the n...
SNAP Decisions: UConn Study Counters Food Stamp Misconceptions
A study by a researcher at the University of Connecticut’s Zwick Center for Food and Resource Policy has found that, contrary to widely held beliefs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, does not encourage poor eating habits but actually causes a tangible decrease in the proport...
Marymount University Hunger Banquet Raises Funds For St. Lucy Project
World Hunger Education Service Board Director was in the news! She spoke at Marymount University about about national and world hunger....
Op-Ed: International Women’s Day and food security
William Lambers, author of Ending World Hunger, advocates for school meal programs in the developing world...
Welcome to the Age of Climate Migration
"After Harvey, one study found that 30 percent of residents in flooded areas had fallen behind on their rent or mortgage. One in four respondents said they were having problems paying for food...Climate change is going to mean gentrification. And it's going to mean inequity."...
‘Women Ending Hunger’ March Challenge at Virginia Food Bank
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore started its "Women Ending Hunger Challenge." With donations slow after the holidays and during the summer, the friendly competition will help meet the need for food for 42,000 children in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia....
Combatting Hunger, 8 Schools Add Dinner
8 schools in New Haven, Connecticut have added a third meal for students who might otherwise go hungry after school. The New Haven Food Policy Council requested that the district to offer three meals a day. Now the administration is trying to expand the number of schools where kids won’t go home h...
WATCH-How Brooklyn’s Hottest Brunch Spot Aims for Zero-Waste
One of the most-discussed topics in the food world isn’t what goes into a dish. Instead, it’s what’s being thrown out after that dish is made. Food waste is the hot issue of the moment for an industry that’s generating around 571,000 tons of food waste every year....
How I Stopped Being Ashamed Of My EBT Card
A personal account of what it is like to use food stamps: "I used my EBT card because I needed the help, but the stigma around food stamps made the process humiliating."...
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